The Tribunal rejected the Respondent’s argument that this was a case of non-renewal and found that the Applicant’s fixed-term contract was terminated on the grounds of alleged unsatisfactory performance for the period of 2007 to 2010. The UNDT found that the performance evaluation report (“PER”) for 2010 cannot be lawfully relied upon to justify the finding of unsatisfactory performance as the Applicant had no opportunity of a meaningful rebuttal. Therefore, the termination of the Applicant’s contract on the basis of poor performance was unlawful. The UNDT also found that no proper...